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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventors:
John Divincenzo, South Weymouth, MA (US);
Nicholas Pavento, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Ralph Solitario, Pocasset, MA (US);
Eric Biester, Barrington, RI (US);
Assignee:
Medos International Sàrl, Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8635 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/7085 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02);
Abstract
Various bone screws configured to be implanted into bone and methods of use are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a bone screw is provided with an elongate shank and a head with a drive feature configured to couple with a driver tool for being advanced into bone and a threaded shank. The screw can have a distal end or tip that has one or more cutting edges thereon configured to cut bone as the bone screw is inserted into bone.